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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The serial killer that terrorizes Perth in Chapter IX is based on what real-life figure?
(a) James Walter Goodman.
(b) Peter McAnderson.
(c) Eric Edgar Cooke.
(d) Richard Ramirez.

2. What is strange about Quick Lamb’s appearance when he is discovered sick by his employers after going out in the boat in Chapter VI?
(a) His face has tattoos on it.
(b) His skin is darker than usual.
(c) His eyes won’t open.
(d) He appears to be glowing.

3. What body part of Sam’s tingles when bad luck seems to be approaching in the novel?
(a) His foot.
(b) His ribcage.
(c) His neck.
(d) His hand.

4. Why does Beryl Lee say she is moving out in Chapter VII?
(a) She needs to live closer to medical care.
(b) She is attracted to Lester Lamb.
(c) She wants to get married.
(d) She misses her family.

5. What does Oriel Lamb dream about in Chapter IX?
(a) Kangaroos.
(b) Drowning in a river.
(c) Bushfires.
(d) Floating in the ocean.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the schoolboy die that Quick Lamb gives his lunch to in Chapter IV?

2. What is the name of the competing grocer that Oriel Lamb decides to drive out of business in Chapter V?

3. Where do the Lamb and Pickles families arrange a picnic in Chapter X?

4. What does the “blackfella” that Quick Lamb encounters in Chapter III try to sell him?

5. Who beats up Dolly Pickles in Chapter V?

(see the answer key)

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